Tony -- Any idea what Richard used to replace the stock Mantua ends? TIA Paolo roffo

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: True, though the "idea" is not just a suggestion, it is based on both shipping records and on photos of men loading cement sacks into box cars. There are very similar

Well, Schuyler- Jethro swam in the "cement pond" on the TV show Beverly Hillbillies. Surely you couldn't call that into question? I will henceforth stop calling you Shirley....... -Andy Carlson Ojai

Tony, as a materials guy, I am sure you are aware that concrete mixes were specified as so many bags of cement along with volumetric measures for the aggregate and sand, so that lends credence to the

Chuck Hladik wrote: I like this theory, as it explains a lot about how I react to that stuff they brew in St. Louis. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

Bob Chaparro wrote: I would guess sacked. It is remarkable in hindsight how much "bulk material" was routinely put into 100-pound bags (or some other size), shipped to destination, and all of

Bob, Neither. It was shipped as thoselittle chocolate covered balls. At the plant, the second shift sucked all thechocolate off them and then they produced what they call beer in St. Louis

Before covered hopper cars, was malt shipped in bulk in boxcars, sacked in boxcars or both? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Bill, Thanks for the correction. Yes, you are correct it was the Tennessee Central. I just couldn't remember and couldn't find my notes. Bob

Tim, I know John's designation has stuck, but these ends Pullman-Standard applied to a group of freight cars produced around 1941 I content were different. They were two piece and followed traditional

Thanks Tony, that's a nice way to preserve and enjoy a memory. – Andy

Actually Smokey Mountain never did the WLE car but rather the Tennessee Central car with the Pullman ends. In fact My model is ready for the the paint shop. The kit is now part of The WrigtTrac line.

Schuyler and Bob Those ends belong to what John Nehrich once coined as the "PS-0" end, a name that stuck for a while. Here is the list of original owners of these all-welded Pullman Standard cars.

Schuyler: Stan R offers the ends in HO. He offers two types as well as a kitbash in a box. See his listing on Jim Hayes's sunshine site. http://www.sunshinekits.com/index.html Look under links.

Thanks, Bob. I didn’t realize that early PS ends (which is my take-away from your post) had such tapered ends to their corrugations as that. Or that they were as flat at the apogee of the

Schuyler, That end on the WLE box car are what I call Pullman-Standard builder's ends. These seem to be used on cars built by Pullman around 1941. These cars have been discussed by this group. Owner I

Thanks, Tony. I have downloaded and copied the information on your blog post, and since I have one of the Mantua cars and WLE is of some appeal to me, I may eventually get around to doing this

I think my brain must have started the holiday. In my previous post I said "The 1600 does function in the manner described in the patent" which is true, but I intended to add that the Model 1600

Guys, Since the topic of hand brakes is currently relevant, I would like to ask the opinion of the group on how best to model the hand brake gear on a Q FM-14 in both HO and S scale. These are the

One of the projects on Richard's workbench after his passing was a Wheeling & Lake Erie gondola, and I decided to finish it up. A description of that effort, along with the relevant prototype